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Lost At E Minor: For creative peopleTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:23:20 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1It took 400,000 Lego pieces to build this magical Hogwarts Castlehttp://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/23/took-400000-lego-pieces-build-hogwarts-castle/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/23/took-400000-lego-pieces-build-hogwarts-castle/#commentsMon, 23 Feb 2015 10:01:12 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=242483The films may have come to an end, but that doesn’t mean Harry Potter fans have quit making incredible displays. This homemade Hogwarts Castle was created by Alice Finch from Seattle, who wanted to surprise her kids. Alice spent an entire year building the castle and she lost count on how much it cost (that’s […]

The films may have come to an end, but that doesn’t mean Harry Potter fans have quit making incredible displays. This homemade Hogwarts Castle was created by Alice Finch from Seattle, who wanted to surprise her kids.

Alice spent an entire year building the castle and she lost count on how much it cost (that’s probably a good thing). And while some of the bricks came from stores, she also collectd parts by thousands from all over the world.

‘Much of the time, the book and movie don’t align, so I had to choose what worked best. For example, in the book, the Gryffindor common room is over by the hospital wing as a corner tower, but the tower with the four corner turrets from the movies was visually more important than relative location, so I put it in its own tower like the set’.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/23/took-400000-lego-pieces-build-hogwarts-castle/feed/0Hipster Lego people were created just for Copenhagen fashion weekhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/05/hipster-lego-people-created-just-copenhagen-fashion-week/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/05/hipster-lego-people-created-just-copenhagen-fashion-week/#commentsThu, 05 Feb 2015 09:51:57 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=240270At the request of The Guardian, and to mark the start of Copenhagen fashion week, Lego created a totes amazeballs line of hipster Lego characters. Design manager Tara Wike explained the appearance of the characters: ‘Danes do monochrome in a big way so the Lego hipster girls keep it simple in black and grey, topped […]

At the request of The Guardian, and to mark the start of Copenhagen fashion week, Lego created a totes amazeballs line of hipster Lego characters.

Design manager Tara Wike explained the appearance of the characters: ‘Danes do monochrome in a big way so the Lego hipster girls keep it simple in black and grey, topped off by the ubiquitous black designer glasses.

‘For the men, we teamed a blazer with a button-down shirt and mismatched suit trousers as well as a classic leather jacket with a striped T-shirt underneath. And of course, facial hair. Beards are big for Danish hipsters – the bigger the better’.

Did you hear that bearded hipsters? Just another reason to move to Denmark.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/05/hipster-lego-people-created-just-copenhagen-fashion-week/feed/0The Hobbit in 72 seconds (33,000ish seconds shorter than Peter Jackson’s version)http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/10/23/hobbit-72-seconds-33000ish-seconds-shorter-peter-jacksons-version/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/10/23/hobbit-72-seconds-33000ish-seconds-shorter-peter-jacksons-version/#commentsThu, 23 Oct 2014 04:01:37 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=227132If you really can’t afford to spend 8+ hours watching all of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films, you can just buy the books and take your time reading through them… or you can watch 72 seconds of The Hobbit and be caught up with the entire story. Kinda. Brought to you by the Brotherhood Workshop, this […]

If you really can’t afford to spend 8+ hours watching all of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films, you can just buy the books and take your time reading through them… or you can watch 72 seconds of The Hobbit and be caught up with the entire story. Kinda.

Brought to you by the Brotherhood Workshop, this version is around 33,000 seconds shorter than the films and without the budget to hire actors or a costume department, or even space to film this condensed version of the Hobbit, the guys used Lego instead. Because that’s cool and awesome and how Peter Jackson should’ve filmed his epic films. Watching this short video will sum up the entire trilogy in about 1/400th of the time. Start watching!

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/10/23/hobbit-72-seconds-33000ish-seconds-shorter-peter-jacksons-version/feed/0Obsessed Simpsons fan builds scale model of the entire town of Springfield out of 500,000 LEGO brickshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/13/lego-fan-builds-scale-model-entire-town-springfield/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/13/lego-fan-builds-scale-model-entire-town-springfield/#commentsTue, 12 Aug 2014 16:22:23 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=216220At the start of 2014, LEGO announced the latest in the series of crossovers with successful franchises such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. Now it’s the turn of The Simpson’s to feature in the world of bricks as LEGO released a collection of minifigures in February. 36 year-old Matt De Lanoy, a designer with […]

At the start of 2014, LEGO announced the latest in the series of crossovers with successful franchises such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. Now it’s the turn of The Simpson’s to feature in the world of bricks as LEGO released a collection of minifigures in February.

36 year-old Matt De Lanoy, a designer with a fifteen year history of building LEGO constructions on an epic scale, took this announcement as his cue to start work on a project he’d anticipated for a long time. It was time to build Springfield.

Using well over half a million bricks, De Lanoy put together a fan’s model of Springfield, drawing landmarks from all the classic episodes. Sadly, the scale of the construction meant that he could not build the whole town. So instead, De Lanoy grouped together the important buildings like the Kwik-E-Mart, the nuclear power plant, the church, the Simpson family home, and of course, Moe’s Tavern.

De Lanoy steered clear of purpose-made Simspon’s LEGO kits, preferring instead to custom build his Springfield so as to include sites from his favourite episodes such as the Stonecutter’s Temple. ‘I had considered the Courthouse, Burns’ Manor, and the Mafia’s hideout,’ he says, ‘but I really couldn’t work them in well’.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/13/lego-fan-builds-scale-model-entire-town-springfield/feed/0You’ll never guess what’s been washing up on this beach for the last twenty yearshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/07/youll-never-guess-whats-washing-beach-last-twenty-years/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/07/youll-never-guess-whats-washing-beach-last-twenty-years/#commentsThu, 07 Aug 2014 01:30:12 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=213934How’s this for irony! On the south coast of Britain, near the Cornish town of Perranporth, a strange and unique phenomenon has been continuously occurring for the best of 20 years. So much so in fact that it has influenced the course of local culture. The oddity in question is the endless pieces of Lego […]

How’s this for irony! On the south coast of Britain, near the Cornish town of Perranporth, a strange and unique phenomenon has been continuously occurring for the best of 20 years. So much so in fact that it has influenced the course of local culture.

The oddity in question is the endless pieces of Lego that have been washing up on particular stretch of beach since 1997. Not just any Lego mind you, nautical themed Lego including seaweed, cutlasses sea creatures. The children’s toy pieces wash up in such numbers even today, that children collect them to trade with each other and even sell to tourist’s.

It’s not uncommon to walk down the beach at Perran Sands and see a small boy standing behind a table with an array of slightly worn-looking Lego flowers for sale.

How is such a thing possible, you ask? Well, on 13th February 1997 a container ship named The Tokio Express was starting it’s journey from the Netherlands to New York when it was hit by a huge wave just off the coast of Land’s End. The force of the wave did not over turn the ship, however 62 shipping containers were swept overboard and down to the bottom of the English Channel. Just one of those containers happened to be filled with Lego, much of which serendipitously transpired to be marine-themed.

Offering a unique insight into the working’s of underwater currents, the lost Lego did not remain on the bottom of the sea but instead began to slowly and steadily make it’s way to the nearby Cornish beaches. Soon locals were finding dragons, pirates and octopuses (the rarest of all). The trend has continued to today and seems to show no signs of waning. The BBC interviewed local woman Tracey Williams to learn more about the history of drift-lego.

Now, how about that irony we mentioned? It seems poetic that this story should surface amidst the clamour about Lego’s partnership with Shell, the giant oil company currently so at risk of causing an arctic oil spill. Frankly we’d rather have our oceans filled with Lego than oil, if we had to make the choice.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/07/youll-never-guess-whats-washing-beach-last-twenty-years/feed/2These LEGO sculptures show us that superheroes are bums toohttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/07/16/lego-sculptures-show-us-superheroes-bums/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/07/16/lego-sculptures-show-us-superheroes-bums/#commentsWed, 16 Jul 2014 08:04:39 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=212006Superheroes are humans too, you know. Just like you and me. They eat, they sleep, they get hurt, and occasionally, they tend to become useless, good for nothings with no direction in life. ‘Couch Potatoes’ is a series by Pixar director Angus MacLane, wherein he imagines our favorite pop-culture characters to be nothing more than […]

Superheroes are humans too, you know. Just like you and me. They eat, they sleep, they get hurt, and occasionally, they tend to become useless, good for nothings with no direction in life. ‘Couch Potatoes’ is a series by Pixar director Angus MacLane, wherein he imagines our favorite pop-culture characters to be nothing more than your average bum. He uses LEGO blocks to recreate superheroes like Batman, Iron Man, RoboCop, and Optimus Prime, all enjoying a box of pizza or a glass of beer.

But hey, after a night of fighting crime, I think these guys deserve a day off or two or three. You can see more of MacLane’s amazing LEGO creations over on his Flickr account.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/07/16/lego-sculptures-show-us-superheroes-bums/feed/0Everything Is Not Awesome: Greenpeace strike out at Lego’s partnership with Shell in this hard-hitting animationhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/07/12/everything-awesome-greenpeace-strike-legos-partnership-shell-hard-hitting-animation/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/07/12/everything-awesome-greenpeace-strike-legos-partnership-shell-hard-hitting-animation/#commentsFri, 11 Jul 2014 14:26:28 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=211856In the latest stand in their campaign against drilling for oil in the arctic, Greenpeace have released a viral video aimed at shaming Lego into ending their partnership with Shell. The children’s toy manufacturer is involved in a partnership with the oil giant through which Lego toys are now distributed through Shell service stations. The […]

In the latest stand in their campaign against drilling for oil in the arctic, Greenpeace have released a viral video aimed at shaming Lego into ending their partnership with Shell. The children’s toy manufacturer is involved in a partnership with the oil giant through which Lego toys are now distributed through Shell service stations.

The video, created by London agency Don’t Panic, is entitled Everything Is Not Awesome (A spin on the Lego Movie theme tune Everything Is Awesome, for those of you unfortunate enough to not have seen it). It portrays a delightful arctic scene constructed from Lego, containing animals, people and pristine blues and whites. Slowly, what we can only assume to be real oil, wells up from the Lego drilling platform and first engulfs the sea, then the snow, then the polar bears and arctic foxes and finally the people. It is a bleak illustration of the devastating effects of a single oil spill, something that is even more likely in the harsh icy conditions of the far north.

It is well-constructed dig by Greenpeace, simultaneously shaming Lego and drawing attentions to Shell’s ambitions to exploit the arctic region as far as possible. The environmental group implore viewers to share the video far and wide, and we agree. The Arctic is a unique reserve of nature, a legacy of our planet for which we have no spare.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/07/12/everything-awesome-greenpeace-strike-legos-partnership-shell-hard-hitting-animation/feed/0The Grand Budapest Hotel: Newly constructed in twee Lego formhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/27/grand-budapest-hotel-newly-constructed-twee-lego-form/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/27/grand-budapest-hotel-newly-constructed-twee-lego-form/#commentsThu, 26 Jun 2014 22:00:15 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=210005The world’s largest Lego tower, it appears, is now in Budapest. Which makes it a bit of a merry coincidence that the fictional Grand Budapest Hotel from Wes Anderson’s cinematic universe has now been faithfully replicated in Lego form. Fox Searchlight recruited Ryan Ziegelbauer and his team to build the Lego likeness out of over […]

The world’s largest Lego tower, it appears, is now in Budapest. Which makes it a bit of a merry coincidence that the fictional Grand Budapest Hotel from Wes Anderson’s cinematic universe has now been faithfully replicated in Lego form. Fox Searchlight recruited Ryan Ziegelbauer and his team to build the Lego likeness out of over 50,000 bricks to commemorate the film’s upcoming DVD release. The bricks were donated by Lego enthusiasts from six countries.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/27/grand-budapest-hotel-newly-constructed-twee-lego-form/feed/0Nudity meets LEGO in a revealing world firsthttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/12/nudity-meets-lego-world-first/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/12/nudity-meets-lego-world-first/#commentsWed, 11 Jun 2014 19:12:07 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=207725Drew Sneddon is an artist operating in a very new field: he is the first person in the world to create a nude mosaic from LEGO! Now we know what you might be thinking, LEGO are for children, but Sneddon proves definitively that the bricks can produce some outstanding results when used in tandem with […]

Drew Sneddon is an artist operating in a very new field: he is the first person in the world to create a nude mosaic from LEGO! Now we know what you might be thinking, LEGO are for children, but Sneddon proves definitively that the bricks can produce some outstanding results when used in tandem with some rather nifty planning.

Sneddon doesn’t simply start building with only an image in his head, he manipulates the image and breaks it down into a pre-determined number of colours in order to allocate each one to a corresponding LEGO colour. From there Sneddon can formulate a spreadsheet that shows exactly how many blocks of each colour he will need to order and precisely where they will go.

The digital planning stage takes about 30 hours, while the actual construction can take up to about 100 hours, depending on the design. Once all the building is complete, he spends about 5 hours working freehand, that is, the spreadsheet is packed up and he designs by eye, fixing the lighting and shading as quite often what looks good on screen doesn’t always translate well to real life and there is simply no substitute for the human eye.

Sneddon has been creating LEGO images for three years, predominantly converting peoples favourite photographs to LEGO on commission. This year he began working with Sydney-based photographer Edmond Thommen to create this nude mosaic from a picture of Mea, one of Thommen’s models.

Sneddon’s piece is a new entry to the world of LEGO and something that hasn’t been seen before. We usually think of castles and spaceships but with pieces like Mea, he is showing us that LEGO isn’t just for kids. With enough pieces, time and money, you can have anyone you want hanging on your wall.

You can currently see both pieces on display at Platform 72 at Central Park Sydney RG14, Ground Floor 28 Broadway, Chippendale.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/12/nudity-meets-lego-world-first/feed/0The world’s largest Lego tower was just built in Budapesthttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/30/worlds-largest-lego-tower-just-built-budapest/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/30/worlds-largest-lego-tower-just-built-budapest/#commentsThu, 29 May 2014 14:56:52 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=206563If you’re into Lego and you’re into towers and you’re into breaking records, this article’s for you. This week there was a record broken in Budapest for the world’s largest Lego tower. It’s been ‘certified as the world’s tallest toy brick structure by Guinness World Records’ and comes in at a staggering 34.76 metres. That’s […]

If you’re into Lego and you’re into towers and you’re into breaking records, this article’s for you. This week there was a record broken in Budapest for the world’s largest Lego tower. It’s been ‘certified as the world’s tallest toy brick structure by Guinness World Records’ and comes in at a staggering 34.76 metres.

That’s just a smidge above last year’s tower that measured 34.4 metres. But don’t get too excited. The record for the tallest Lego structure has been broken at least twice a year, for the past decade. So really, 34.76 metres? That’s nothing compared to the next one!

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/30/worlds-largest-lego-tower-just-built-budapest/feed/0You can now build your own Helicarrier. But you’ll need 22,000 LEGO pieces.http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/26/can-now-build-helicarrier-youll-need-22000-lego-pieces/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/26/can-now-build-helicarrier-youll-need-22000-lego-pieces/#commentsMon, 26 May 2014 11:42:02 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=205749No, you won’t need an eye patch to be the commander and top honcho of your very own Helicarrier. What you’ll do need are 22,649 LEGO bricks, a lot of money to buy those bricks, time to kill, lots of patience, and a place to store that massive 85-inch floating LEGO fortress. LEGO Ideas user […]

No, you won’t need an eye patch to be the commander and top honcho of your very own Helicarrier. What you’ll do need are 22,649 LEGO bricks, a lot of money to buy those bricks, time to kill, lots of patience, and a place to store that massive 85-inch floating LEGO fortress.

LEGO Ideas user ‘ysomt’ assembled (pun intended) this masterpiece by looking at stills from ‘The Avengers’ film and trying his best to imitate it. Looks like he did a pretty good job. The project can become a reality once the idea reaches 10,000 votes at the LEGO Ideas website. Currently, it has 1728 supporters with 356 days left for voting. It’s time to practice your right to vote, people.

If you have fond memories of these devices – except for the Instagram camera – chances are, you’re getting old! Artist and designer Chris McVeigh created LEGO recreations of outdated technology like analog phones, boxy TV sets, and phased out video game consoles.

Seeing these gadgets come back to life, albeit in a non-functional form, brings back sweet memories of childhood! The Lego models are available for purchase here. If you fancy building the retro devices – as well as a Death Star and TARDIS – McVeigh was kind enough to include instructions here.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/04/29/old-school-technology-recreated-lego-blocks/feed/0Game of Thrones characters and George R.R. Martin are now LEGO mini figshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/04/08/game-thrones-characters-george-r-r-martin-now-lego-mini-figs/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/04/08/game-thrones-characters-george-r-r-martin-now-lego-mini-figs/#commentsTue, 08 Apr 2014 13:27:43 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=199400Here’s your chance to play George R.R. Martin and be the almighty hand that decides who lives and dies in Game of Thrones. ‘Dragon Sword Fighter Force’ is a Game of Thrones-inspired collection of LEGO mini figures that include our favourite characters from the series. The mini figs are not official products – ergo the […]

Here’s your chance to play George R.R. Martin and be the almighty hand that decides who lives and dies in Game of Thrones. ‘Dragon Sword Fighter Force’ is a Game of Thrones-inspired collection of LEGO mini figures that include our favourite characters from the series.

The mini figs are not official products – ergo the weird name – but the manufacturer got the details just about right. From the expressions, to the costumes, to even the weapons.

Playing God has a price though, literally. A pack of three mini figs costs $55, while the complete set will cost you $220. These toys may have price tags only a Lannister can afford, but it’s all worth it seeing as there’s even a bous George R.R. Martin mini fig in there. And because he is a cruel, blood thirsty man who will kill all the characters you love and hold dear, I say off with his LEGO head!

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/04/08/game-thrones-characters-george-r-r-martin-now-lego-mini-figs/feed/0A LEGOgrapher travels the world and shoots photos in 365 dayshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/02/26/legographer-travels-world-shoots-photos-365-days/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/02/26/legographer-travels-world-shoots-photos-365-days/#commentsWed, 26 Feb 2014 05:13:09 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=194352‘The Legographer’, or a regular LEGO man armed with a camera, travels the big and mysterious world around him and takes amazing photos along the way. Meanwhile, what he doesn’t know is he’s being captured on camera as well, by UK-based photographer Andrew Whyte. As part of his 365-day project, Whyte photographs the little yellow […]

‘The Legographer’, or a regular LEGO man armed with a camera, travels the big and mysterious world around him and takes amazing photos along the way. Meanwhile, what he doesn’t know is he’s being captured on camera as well, by UK-based photographer Andrew Whyte.

As part of his 365-day project, Whyte photographs the little yellow guy wherever he goes every day for an entire year. He keeps the Legographer in his pocket, and brings him out whenever there’s a moment worth capturing. Whyte uses his iPhone 4s instead of heavy camera equipment, to make those every day photos more convenient and less burdensome. He also shoots from a perspective which detaches us from the human point of view, and brings us closer to the tiny world of the Legographer.

‘The spontaneity of Legography contrasts hugely with my other specialism of shooting long exposures at night,” Whyte says on his blog. He says he had fun “immersing [himself] in the adventures & occasional mishaps of a minifigure photographer’.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/02/26/legographer-travels-world-shoots-photos-365-days/feed/1A 1984 Apple Macintosh made of LEGO that utilizes an ipadhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/23/1984-apple-macintosh-made-lego-utilizes-ipad/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/23/1984-apple-macintosh-made-lego-utilizes-ipad/#commentsMon, 23 Dec 2013 10:20:20 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=184642Oslo-based advertising creatives Jason Kinsella and Charlotte Bakken have managed to combine two iconic products that will make anyone green with envy. They constructed a 1984 Apple Macintosh computer using only LEGO bricks. But wait, here’s the cooler part: you can insert an iPad into the frame to make it fully functional! Simply slide the […]

Oslo-based advertising creatives Jason Kinsella and Charlotte Bakken have managed to combine two iconic products that will make anyone green with envy. They constructed a 1984 Apple Macintosh computer using only LEGO bricks. But wait, here’s the cooler part: you can insert an iPad into the frame to make it fully functional! Simply slide the iPad through a slit on the side, and ta-da! A 1984 Mac with the latest Apple OS. Steve Jobs would be proud.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/23/1984-apple-macintosh-made-lego-utilizes-ipad/feed/0Your 3 favourite starter Pokemon as LEGO Poke-Mechahttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/16/3-favourite-starter-pokemon-lego-poke-mecha/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/16/3-favourite-starter-pokemon-lego-poke-mecha/#commentsMon, 16 Dec 2013 04:18:17 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=183034What’s better than having Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur? Having a LEGO mech version of all three! Flickr user Stormbringer created three geeky versions of the original starter Pokemon by applying LEGO blocks and turning them into robots. It even comes with a cockpit for a pilot! Oh how wish these were real! It took Stormbringer […]

What’s better than having Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur? Having a LEGO mech version of all three! Flickr user Stormbringer created three geeky versions of the original starter Pokemon by applying LEGO blocks and turning them into robots. It even comes with a cockpit for a pilot! Oh how wish these were real!

It took Stormbringer three months to build these and this is what he has to say, ‘I’ve created a new form of Pokemon battle, where giant mechs known as Poke-Mecha, engage in large-scale Pokemon battles, who are controlled by the Pokemon trainers who built them. A highly dangerous, but fun sport’.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/16/3-favourite-starter-pokemon-lego-poke-mecha/feed/0Build your wardrobe, Lego brick by brickhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/09/20/build-your-wardrobe-brick-by-brick/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/09/20/build-your-wardrobe-brick-by-brick/#commentsThu, 19 Sep 2013 20:15:52 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=169982You thought stepping on a Lego brick can do some damage? Wait until you get a whiff of this season’s latest accessory, a £5,000 Chanel Lego Clutch. Now that’s some damage. If you’re not into bags, why not a pair of Lego sunglasses, or Lego heels, or perhaps a Lego bowtie? Though I’m pretty sure […]

You thought stepping on a Lego brick can do some damage? Wait until you get a whiff of this season’s latest accessory, a £5,000 Chanel Lego Clutch. Now that’s some damage. If you’re not into bags, why not a pair of Lego sunglasses, or Lego heels, or perhaps a Lego bowtie? Though I’m pretty sure not everyone will be open to the idea of wearing a Lego suit to work everyday or wearing a pair of Lego socks. I am not open to the idea of wearing Lego underwear.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/09/20/thriller-trailer-using-lego/feed/0Christina Stephens builds a prosthetic leg from, erm, LEGOShttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/07/11/christina-stephens-build-a-lego-prosthetic/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/07/11/christina-stephens-build-a-lego-prosthetic/#commentsThu, 11 Jul 2013 06:04:27 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=161200Even though a Lego prosthetic is hardly practical, the building of one that is comfortable and actually fits is a feat to be comended. Christina Stephens, an occupational therapist and researcher, had her left foot amputated last year after it was crushed beneath the car she was rebuilding. The idea was suggested by a co-worker […]

Even though a Lego prosthetic is hardly practical, the building of one that is comfortable and actually fits is a feat to be comended. Christina Stephens, an occupational therapist and researcher, had her left foot amputated last year after it was crushed beneath the car she was rebuilding.

The idea was suggested by a co-worker jokingly, but Stephens decided to develop it. It took her two days to build the prosthetic and two hours to fit it to her leg.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/07/11/christina-stephens-build-a-lego-prosthetic/feed/0A Lego facehugger? Sure, why nothttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/29/a-lego-facehugger-sure-why-not/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/29/a-lego-facehugger-sure-why-not/#commentsTue, 28 May 2013 19:54:40 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=154942Just when we decided the world had exhausted all the possibilities for using Lego, we chanced upon this crazy Alien-inspired Lego facehugger by Spain-based DeviantArt member Carlos Valero. Never mind just how horrifically silly it looks, we can see how it might come in handy as a sleeping eye mask one day.

Just when we decided the world had exhausted all the possibilities for using Lego, we chanced upon this crazy Alien-inspired Lego facehugger by Spain-based DeviantArt member Carlos Valero. Never mind just how horrifically silly it looks, we can see how it might come in handy as a sleeping eye mask one day.